Proterotherium
Extinct genus of litopterns / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Proterotherium (meaning "first beast") is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal of the family Proterotheriidae that lived during the Late Miocene of Argentina and Chile.[1] Fossils of this genus have been found in the Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina,[2] and the Galera Formation of Chile.[3][1]
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Proterotherium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Litopterna |
Family: | †Proterotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Proterotheriinae |
Genus: | †Proterotherium Ameghino, 1883 |
Type species | |
†Proterotherium cervioides Ameghino, 1883 |
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